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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

... flock together; and so my Flying Geese are in unison, heading in the one direction only.

I have heeded the general consensus in the comments of my prior post (showingwork in progress of this quilt) and have omitted the idea of adding sashing in between some of the vertical rows. This change in plan did mean having to add another row of flying geese to keep the quilt dimensions in proportion. Choosing the colors for these two rows of Half Square Triangles (left hand side of quilt top - below) caused quite some indecisiveness.

I like to think my flock of Flying Geese are heading North ~ it is how I'd visualized the quilt top after the final layout was decided upon. A change in orientation of the quilt top doesn't significantly alter the overall effect or greatly change the impact of the colors and the layout.

I love how this is turning out. It looks great without sashing, and I'm glad the rainbow doesn't start or end on either edge. My favorite thing is using the unlikely gray crosshatch print as your neutral. It works brilliantly!

This is really beautiful, but oddly enough I see the gray 'geese' when I look at it, so they are headed in the opposite direction. Isn't it funny how we can look at the same top and see it differently?

I think you made a wise choice without sashing- I like how everything plays well together. And flying north vs. flying south? It's amazing how the eye plays tricks on the brain.I'm excited to see the final product.

Rita, I love reading your blog. You always deliver on color, and I love gazing at color! Seeing some of the things you've made has given me the courage to try new color schemes and to mix fabrics that I'm not sure about at first. Thanks for sharing all about what you do. :)